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Crab Salad Delight

• 1 pound lump crab meat
• 1 cup finely chopped celery
• 2 tablespoons finely chopped sweet red pepper
• juice of ½ lemon
• ½ teaspoon salt
• ½ teaspoon prepared mustard
• 3 tablespoons catsup
• 1 cup salad dressing
• ¼ teaspoon paprika
• 1½ tablespoons sugar

Remove all shell from crab meat, leaving lumps as large as possible. Place in bowl with celery and red pepper.

Mix the remaining ingredients in a small bowl for the salad dressing. Mix dressing with the crab meat mixture, being careful to keep lumps of crab whole. Chill in the refrigerator until ready to serve.

Serve in chilled bowls lined with lettuce leaves, or in scooped out ripe tomatoes, and garnish with parsley or tomato wedges.